On 10/4/07, Roman Rokytskyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Some time ago I have upgraded my phone contract to include also mobile
> internet (5GB/month) and as a normal user read the instructions on the
> o2 website, which suggested to install the "o2 Connection Manager"
> software. I installed it, but then got some device driver problems with
> another similar software (Vodafone Mobile Connect - I have two mobiles,
> one private and one from my company) and had to go deeper...
>
> I have to confess that I did not notice the Firebird on the first check
> (hmmm... how could it be? should smell it from 1 km distance!), but the
> folder structure appeared somewhat familiar... But then I noticed the
> intl/ directory, then the .NET Provider DLL and finally fbembed.dll. :)
Nice, really nice!
> Considering 11 million customers in Germany, and guessing that only 1%
> of them uses mobile internet we get about 100 000 installations of
> Firebird embedded + .NET Provider. And that's only in Germany (think
> about the number of installations of Telefonica O2 Europe worldwide)!
>
> Congratulations! Keep up with good job!
I think O2 should buy some beer to Carlos and core development team
and maybe whole FB project team. :)
> Roman
>
> P.S. I'd wish to have such numbers with Jaybird! :)
<joke>So that, Jaybird should be so good as .NET provider is.</joke>
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